Chapter 65 The crisis of monsters intensifies, and Chang'an begins to show its glory!
Chapter 65 The monster crisis intensifies, and Chang'an begins to show its prowess!
Author: Shengxiao Swordsman
Chapter 65 The monster crisis intensifies, and Chang'an begins to show its prowess!
The formation of the Guards Brigade is just the prelude to this round of military expansion in Chang'an.
In recent days, Chang'an's population has increased by more than 350,000, and it will face successive invasions by orcs and coalition forces. It has the foundation to continue to expand its army.
This is also very necessary.
The problem now is that Chang'an has no shortage of soldiers and funds, and it can also find ways to develop weapons and equipment.
Only generals are missing.
With the rapid expansion of garrison divisions, the generals at the battalion level are already trying to improve their situation, and even rush to the shelves.
It seems to be a mixed bag of good and bad.
If the battalion is okay, then whether the brigade commander is qualified or not is very fatal.
The basic requirement for brigade commanders in the army is to be able to independently lead troops in operations, or even take charge of their own duties, rather than just executing military orders from superiors.
At this point, even Tu Hong was far from qualified.
Yesterday's siege battle, the performance of brothers Tu Hong and Tu Gang, is the best proof.
Expand the army again.
Yingzheng can still be promoted and appointed from the team leader, so where does the brigade commander come from?
Headache!
In view of this, Tang Jing could only ask the Military Affairs Administration to do the preliminary recruitment work first, and postpone the specific expansion for later discussion, because the territory will soon usher in two important time points.
The first is to be promoted to a first-level county town.
First, the national war is about to expire in one month, and the light of the national war is about to escalate.
Looking forward to being able to send new generals.
………
Later, the elf Mia and the dwarf Bag came together.
It's just that his expression is not as relaxed as before.
"Sir, as I mentioned to you before, monsters broke out deep in the Chaoxia Mountain. The joint investigation team sent by the elves and dwarves has made preliminary conclusions. The situation is worse than we previously expected." Bage reported on his own initiative.
His identity is somewhat special.
In the beginning, Bage just wanted to repay the territory for saving his son Orin's life, so he took the initiative to come to Chang'an to help build a blacksmith shop and host a military workshop.
Later, by chance, he became the middleman between Chang'an and the Hammer Tribe.
Most of the time I spent traveling back and forth between Chang'an and the Hammer Tribe.
The person who actually presided over the ordnance workshop, which is now the Ordnance Institute, was Bagh's eldest son Euler.
Of course, Tang Jing also needed a middleman like Bage, who not only brought a large amount of weapons and equipment to Chang'an, but also gold coins, becoming an indispensable part of Chang'an's development.
The effect is greater than staying in the Ordnance Department.
"How to say?"
Tang Jing remained calm.
Chang'an is about to undergo a new round of large-scale military expansion. Weapons and equipment, especially bows, armor, shields, etc., will create new gaps, and the elves and dwarves are looking for them.
That's why Tang Jing eagerly invited Mia to Chang'an as a guest.
Now.
Judging from the situation, it seems that the elves and dwarves have their requests from Chang'an first.
Wouldn't this be easy to handle?
"The result of our investigation is that the monsters that appear deep in the Zhaoxia Mountains are just sporadic existences that have spilled out of the Beiluo Mountains. The real source of the monster outbreak is still deep in the Beiluo Mountains."
That means.
This time the monster crisis will be much greater than the elves and dwarves expected.
One is mishandled.
Not only Zhaoxia Mountain, but also the elves and dwarves in the entire Beiluo Mountains will suffer.
Even facing an existential crisis.
"In this way..." Tang Jing thought for a moment and said solemnly: "If Chaoxia Mountain encounters a crisis, Chang'an will send troops to reinforce it within its capabilities."
It is equivalent to giving the elves and dwarves a promise and taking the initiative to show their goodwill.
The sense of proportion is very good.
"Thanks!"
Mia and Bagg looked at each other and saluted Tang Jing.
This is also the most important purpose of their trip.
After three days of separation, we should treat each other with admiration. Chang'an is no longer the original Chang'an. There are more than 15,000 regular troops alone, and the population exceeds 400,000.
Whenever necessary, the military strength can be easily doubled.
It is no longer comparable to the Elf Tribe or the Hammer Tribe. Although their individual strength is strong and their foundation is sufficient, their overall strength is limited by the size of the group.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t rush to Chang’an just to get a promise of safety.
"only…"
Tang Jing changed the subject, "Chang'an has just experienced a fierce battle, and will face an attack by the orc tribe and a hundred thousand coalition forces from the enemy in the future. I'm afraid that we will be powerless by then."
"cough."
Mia is so smart, she said right away, "Lord, we are very interested in the glass products, candles, matches, fruit wine, wheelbarrows and other products produced in Chang'an, and are willing to establish long-term trade relations with Chang'an."
"In addition, this time I also brought five thousand strong bows."
Before coming, the elves and dwarves knew very well that if they wanted to obtain the safety promise from Chang'an, they must provide Chang'an with tangible benefits.
otherwise.
Why should Changan help them?
It just so happened that Chang'an took the initiative to invite elves and dwarves to try out new products. Didn't they hit it off immediately?
In order to satisfy Chang'an's appetite, the elves also spent a lot of money this time. Not only did they take out all of their own tribe's strong bow inventory, but they also shared some from other elven tribes.
There are a total of five thousand racks.
Of course, these 5,000 war bows alone are not enough to empty out the inventory of the entire Chaoxia Mountain elves. Whether they continue to sell more war bows also depends on Chang'an's subsequent sincerity.
It's a two-way game.
If we zoom in on the entire Beiluo Mountains, the elves and dwarves have not pinned all their hopes on a human territory in Chang'an.
Privately, we are also in contact with other territories of the Aztec Alliance.
Unfortunately, the largest territory within the Aztec Alliance could only reach the township level, and was unable to meet the needs of the elves and dwarves.
It can barely be considered a long-term investment.
At the same time, after trying out glass products, candles, matches and other products produced in Chang'an, Mia did realize the potential value of these products.
Even without this, it is still worthwhile for both sides to carry out long-term trade.
It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
"Sir, the dwarves are also interested in the glass products, candles, matches, beer and other products produced in Chang'an, and are willing to increase the scale of trade between the two parties and establish long-term and stable trade channels."
Bugg also stood up and expressed his opinion at the right time.
To show their sincerity, the dwarves of Chaoxia Mountain took out a total of seven thousand sets of iron armor and three thousand shields.
The Chang'an Ordnance Institute, which is operating at full capacity, does have a set of weapons such as swords, spears and arrows, but the production capacity of armor and shields has not been able to increase.
The dwarves can be regarded as precise aid, providing help in times of need.
"Okay, okay!"
Tang Jing was also extremely satisfied with the sincerity of the elves and dwarves.
really.
It's refreshing to deal with smart people.
From Chang'an's perspective, just giving a security promise can leverage such a large-scale weapons and equipment transaction, which is definitely a super cost-effective deal.
It can also be seen that Chang'an is not what it used to be.
Chaoxia Mountain is really going to change, and as a neighbor, Chang'an itself cannot stay out of it.
Sending troops is always an option.
Again, war is not always a bad thing for Chang'an, it is also the cornerstone of development.
If you are not afraid of war, you are afraid of no war.
"Chang'an wants these weapons and equipment, and I will settle the payment for you now."
Tang Jing is also very generous.
Five thousand war bows cost 25,000 gold coins, seven thousand sets of armor and three thousand shields cost 45,000 gold coins, which together amounted to a total of 70,000 gold coins.
Fortunately, I had the ransom of 300,000 gold coins sent by Naga before, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to bear it.
"Need not."
Mia took the initiative and said: "These payments will be regarded as advance payments for the goods we purchase."
"So are we."
Before coming, the dwarves and elves had already reached a tacit understanding.
Since we want to show our goodwill to Chang'an, we naturally need to do it more thoroughly. If the gold coins cannot be exchanged for related products, it will not be of much significance to the elves and dwarves.
That's why.
They were not very keen on trading with Chang'an before, and still hoped to barter.
"That's fine!"
Tang Jing took a deep look at Mia and Bag, and calmly accepted the sincerity of the two clans.